Gallia, Ohio
Gallia is an unincorporated community in Gallia County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History[]
From 1938 until 1939, the Gallia Body Company (formally named C.R. Patterson and Sons), a vehicle body manufacturing company operated in the town of Gallia.[1]
A variant name was Gallia Furnace.[2] Gallia Furnace was laid out in 1846 when a blast furnace was established there.[3]
References[]
- ^ Berk, Brett (2019-02-15). "The Only African American Automaker Started as a Coachbuilder". Car and Driver. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallia, Ohio
- ^ History of Gallia County: Containing a Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters &c. St. Peter's Episcopal Church. 1882. p. 39.
Coordinates: 38°49′51″N 82°31′04″W / 38.83083°N 82.51778°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Gallia County, Ohio
- Unincorporated communities in Ohio
- Appalachian Ohio geography stubs